"Tell Franck he's an asshole," barks David Pallash down the phone to me. "And that he is just tooooo French."
I've just met Franck Collin in front of Meguro JR Station and we're both late for a band rehearsal. But while Franck, as bass player, is an integral part of The Windermere May -- the band that Englishman Dave fronts -- I'm just here for the interview. So I escape the wrath of Dark Prince Pallash and very gently inform Franck that he is, apparently, "an asshole."
Franck shrugs as French people do, but the fact he's now virtually sprinting to the rehearsal space indicates that he knows a rumble with da boss awaits. And Dave is a big bloke. And The Windermere May is not just a hobby for him. Dave, in fact, acts like his whole life depends upon this band of his. And that can only be a good thing.